Mets purchase Flexen, Gott in commerce with Mariners (report)

The Mets and Mariners agreed to a commerce on Monday that will ship right-handers Chris Flexen and Trevor Gott to the New York in change for lefty Zach Muckenhirn, in keeping with a report from The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. The groups haven’t confirmed the commerce.

It’s a homecoming of types for Flexen, who was drafted by the Mets within the 14th spherical in 2012 and made his MLB debut for New York in 2017. He made 27 appearances (11 begins) for the Mets earlier than they launched him in December 2019. He re-established himself with a 3.01 ERA in 21 begins for the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization in 2020 earlier than returning to MLB with the Mariners in 2021.

His first two seasons with Seattle have been robust, with a 3.66 ERA over 317 1/3 innings, however he struggled this yr (7.71 ERA) and was designated for task on June 27.

Gott, 30, owns a 4.70 ERA in 214 2/3 innings in components of eight seasons with the Angels, Nationals, Giants, Brewers and Mariners. He has a 4.03 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 29 innings this yr.

Muckenhirn, 28, made his MLB debut on May 3 and has pitched six innings for the Mets this yr, permitting 4 runs (6.00 ERA), although he has a 0.88 ERA in 30 2/3 innings with Triple-A Syracuse.